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Will 'Trump Accounts' make U.S. kids $1M by age 28? | About That

Will ‘Trump Accounts’ make U.S. kids $1M by age 28? | About That

American babies born during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term are set to receive $1,000: a gift of seed money that the government says — if contributed to maximally — will yield a return of more than $1 million by the time those children turn 28. Andrew Chang does the math to calculate the extent to which this could actually be possible and fact-checks the claim that Trump Accounts will ‘jumpstart the American dream.’

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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

February 4, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Ontario cities running low on road salt amid harsh winter, increased exports to U.S.

Some Ontario municipalities and private contractors are mixing salt with…

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Star

February 4, 2026

U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign

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Star

February 4, 2026

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Star

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Star

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Ontario/Quebec

February 4, 2026

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